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Meg Watson

Researcher at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Publications -  77
Citations -  6726

Meg Watson is an academic researcher from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Cancer. The author has an hindex of 34, co-authored 74 publications receiving 5701 citations. Previous affiliations of Meg Watson include American Society for Clinical Pathology & University of Kentucky.

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Trends in indoor tanning and its association with sunburn among US adults

Gery P. Guy, +5 more
- 01 Jun 2017 - 
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Cancer Prevention for the Next Generation

Mary C. White, +5 more
- 01 May 2013 - 
TL;DR: It is proposed that it is possible for today's youth to experience lower cancer incidence rates as adults compared with previous generations and to accomplish this goal, a more transdisciplinary and multifaceted approach is needed, adapted as appropriate for different populations and stages of life.
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Evolution of cervical cancer screening and prevention in United States and Canada: Implications for public health practitioners and clinicians☆,☆☆

Mona Saraiya, +3 more
- 01 Nov 2013 - 
TL;DR: Many prevention strategies are available for cervical cancer and continued public health efforts should focus on increasing vaccine coverage in the target age groups and cervical cancer screening for women at appropriate intervals.
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Cervical cancer incidence and mortality among American Indian and Alaska Native women, 1999-2009.

Meg Watson, +5 more
- 15 May 2014 - 
TL;DR: Although rates decreased over time, AI/AN women had disproportionately higher cervical cancer incidence and mortality, requiring continued improvements in identifying and treating cervical cancer and precancerous lesions.
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Human Papillomavirus Genotype Prevalence in Invasive Penile Cancers from a Registry-Based United States Population

Brenda Y. Hernandez, +16 more
- 05 Feb 2014 - 
TL;DR: The relatively high prevalence of HPV in the study population provides limited evidence of a more prominent and, possibly, increasing role of infection in penile carcinogenesis in the U.S. compared to other parts of the world.